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Anton Balyuk: A High Schooler's Firsthand Account of The Ukrainian War
Anton Balyuk was a Ukrainian high school student living in Kyiv during the first few months of the Ukrainian war. Now, just over a year after the war’s start, he shares his story.
“UrrrRRRRRRRRrrrrrr!” The blaring sound of air raid sirens disturbed the quiet morning of Kyiv, Ukraine on February 24, 2022, as Russian soldiers and...
Boko Haram Continues to Cause Violence, Displacement in Nigeria with Little International Response
Boko Haram is a terrorist organization in West Africa. Because they believe the Nigerian government to be corrupt with “illusory” Muslims, they seek to create a “pure” Islamic state under sharia law by waging war against the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In August 2011, Boko Haram detonated a vehicle bomb at the UN site in...
Tech Company Layoffs Leave Migrant Workers on Brink of Deportation
Tech companies have looked abroad to fill their employment needs in recent years, and they have become reliant on workers supported by the H1-B visa program to fuel their growth. With Silicon Valley laying off many of its workers due to economic downturn and fear of a recession, many of these migrant workers find themselves without jobs and fearing deportation. H1-B visas are a...
25.9
Million refugees worldwide in 2018
41.3
Million Internally displaced people in 2018
37K
Forced to flee their homes each day
80%
Of refugees are hosted in developing countries
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